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I'm going to play this back-to-back with Henry's response to that on the other side. Just so everybody knows, the Ravens are scored by 11 and a half. Yeah, yeah. It's Tucker Craft. Baby!
Yeah. Let's go! What a score! Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome into the Winklerverse.
Ryan Horvat. The great return. You know, you're on the air last night. I'm on the air. At least You were off the air by the time, like, the game is.
You're still a game, right? You still. Yeah. Yeah. I Come on.
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Well, hold on, hold on. Calgate kickoff Saturday morning. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tell a friend's friend.
That that's where it's at. Like like back when I When I joined you. And then I was like. I don't know about this game, I'm just going off vibes. And then they made a graphic for it.
Yeah. Bart Winkler doesn't know shit. Going on. Yeah. Hear him every night on a national show.
Very funny. Um But I have been on the air when Pete Alonzo walked off the Brewers. When Tyrese Halliburton Came back and destroyed the Bucs in the fourth quarter. When Jordan Love. Got destroyed in Brazil.
So when my teams Have been on. TV, when I've been on the air, it's never been good. Finally, On Thursday night. We have a dominating performance from the Packers. The 27-18 victory.
Um I did Comment That I think Matt LaFleur cares too much about the crowd. They do suck. Huh? Crime sucks. But that's not for LaFleur to say.
Will shut the up when they're on offense, and I'm not going to swear this podcast, but like, I think, like, how do you make that more clear? The if you want to do the wave. Do it when they're on the defensive side of the ball. Anyway. But it was great.
It was great. I was on air, and Tucker Kraft scored, and I was going crazy. Yeah. Jordan Law, well first of all, the deep, almighty, there's so much to talk about Rod. Jordan.
Here's what I realize about Jordan Love. Because He's good.
Okay. And We hated that pick. And we sang about how much we hated that pick. Jordan. Of is the worst score back ever.
There's like a whole Twitter account that reminds me all the time. I'm like, fuck, I can't even enjoy the game tonight, man, because I'm like. Fist pumping in my Jordan Love jersey. And then I got like some account, like, remember when you hated the pick? And I'm like, yeah, because Aaron Rodgers.
Dude, you could have replaced. Aaron Rodgers with Jesus Christ himself. And I would have been like, no, fuck this. Yeah, man. I'm rolling with Rogers.
Rogers goes on to win an MVP and should have gone on to win a Super Bowl. Man, they should have traded for a goddamn Micah Parsons when Rodgers was there. Anyway, I digress, though. Jordan Love's awesome. I was so pumped up last night when he lowered the shoulder and delivered the vote.
That was amazing. That was incredible. I I was a little worried about the gunslinger, right? You had that in Fav and it equaled one Super Bowl. That said, you had the safe option with Rogers, granted the most talented thrower of the football of all time.
Still doing it, by the way. Rogers won an O Love 2 in LSD. Gonna be really good. Rogers is the man. Jordan Love is also the man.
It's okay to like both. You know, like it it's okay in this world, in this social media world where everybody's a keyboard war warrior and tough guy. I can cheer for both of those guys. They're going to play each other, and I'll cheer for the Packers because that's my favorite team. If they meet in the Super Bowl, I'll cheer for Jordan Love.
Yeah, he's really good. I bet him to win the MVP, and I think the Packers are legit Super Bowl contenders. He's good, he makes throws, he's fun to watch. The only thing I worry about with him. Is the offensive line already falling apart?
Because last year. When he struggled, it was because he wasn't healthy. And I worry, like, because the wide receivers are dropping like flies. Losing Jaden Reed absolutely sucks. Christian Watson, when he does come back, you know, whenever that is.
I can't really have high expectations for him. It's just going to be nice to have them back. I'm glad that they also. I'm glad that they paid him. That's awesome to see while he does his rehab.
That's the good thing to do. But I feel awesome about this defense. This is the best Packers defense I've seen in my lifetime since the Reggie White pickup, right? I mean Yeah. Yeah, well, and I'll the one thing I want to say about Jordan Love is uh my bad.
I got excited. No, no, no, no. There's, I mean. They're awesome. It's impossible.
There's so much good. Yeah. The one thing I want to say about Jordan Love is there's a couple of those passes deep that you're like, oh, I wish that would have been caught, or you know, the one to Golden or the one to Wicks. I'll say this: his incompletions. Are incompletions.
Okay. It's not like he throws the ball down the field and, oh, it got picked off.
Okay. It's incompletion.
So, yeah. Is he 100 out of 100? No. But for this to be the guy you got after Favre Van Rodgers, wow. This is great.
The T Hence. The defense for years, Horvad. I look at that defense and I'm like, wow, on paper, this defense is great. 'Cause they got all these first round picks. But nobody's playing like a first-round pick.
Michael Parsons is allowing them to play like first round picks. Here's what I keep saying about the trade. For people that still And I think it's tempered down, although I heard a little on the show after me, someone defended Jerry Jones again for the trade. They didn't try, I don't know, they didn't trade. Kenny Clark.
And Two first-round picks for Micah Parsons. They traded Kenny Clark and two first-round picks for Micah Parsons. But then also if like Every Packer is a 77 or 78 on Madden on defense. They all got added five, six points. Because he's making everybody better.
I do think to talk about the crowd, he's making the crowd better.
Okay. He's making the crowd better. Just his presence has completely changed the personality of the team, the personality of the defense, the personality of Lambo Field itself. Because for 15 years since they won the Super Bowl, I've been saying, I said this last night. But I've been saying that I always take the Packers to win the Super Bowl, but you know, I those are just words I say.
It's more something that you can feel. Right now, and there's a long way to go. But This defense. Jordan love. Man LaFloro when he's not Ruining challenges or worrying about the crowd.
Josh Jacobs. There's a lot of Like they're not just they're not just They're not just plateau at the divisional round. This is a legit Super Bowl contender, and that's very exciting. Yeah, you made a good point about like the first-round picks, Micah Parsons allowing them to look like first-round picks. And I completely agree.
And right now, he's only situational, right? Like playing on third downs. I agree when he comes out, he's getting the crowd hype. Like to see that. And, you know, as he plays more.
the defense is only going to continue to get better. Um You know, I really think they're one corner away from winning the Super Bowl. Nixon played great last night, though, too. Yeah, I mean, the secondary has looked good. It's just like, I wouldn't mind if there was anybody available, if they went out and made one more move.
Also, we got to remember: you know, they're going to get healthier in the secondary as well. But. I uh That's what I'm saying, though, because now. These, you got a chip, you got a double team, Micah Parsons, and that's going to open things up for Rashawn Gary, who's been really good against the run, but just hasn't really like. Had that 15 and a half sack season.
Maybe that's this year. Vaness is going to start looking. He had a tackle for a loss last night.
Well like a first round pick. I really like this defense, and I think they're legit Super Bowl contenders. It also helps, you know, I like the Niners coming into the year, it helps they play the easiest schedule in the league. They're dropping like flies. Purdy's going to miss multiple leaks.
Brandon Ayuk ain't even playing yet. Kittle's going to miss multiple weeks. I think their defense is gettable. And I think the Eagles are gettable this year. Like, I loved the Eagles last year.
That's who I bet to win the Super Bowl. But. You know, there's the other side of the secondary, Quinyon Mitchell's awesome. And I think Cooper DeGene eventually is going to be a good player. But right now, you can get him on the other side of that secondary.
The Cowboys should have beat him. If CeeDee Lamb catches the football, in. Javante Williams doesn't fumble on the goal line. Dak played awesome in that game, man. I feel like that game was like a month ago.
Dak is awesome. Yeah, I love Dak. But that's what I'm saying. I think the Packers. No, I almost said easily.
I think the Packers, if they could stay healthy, that's the biggest thing in the NFL. Should be the favorites to win the NFC, and it's awesome. I told uh, who'd I tell? Who did I tell? Kevin Sheehan of Team 980, I was on his show, I can see.
I told them the Packers are going to sleepwalk to win the NFC North. Yeah. I'm very down on Detroit, which we'll get to. Oh, really quick on them. Hold on, because you brought up like somebody defended the Jerry Jones trade, right?
Did you hear that quote? This is when I knew I was on the right side of the Lions missing the playoffs, the under on the win total, and the Packers beating the living hell out of me. You're on that side too? Oh, God. Yeah, I bet I'm under 10 and a half wins immediately.
I think they're going to start 0-3. But I've always said.
Now, you know how there's like Jordan Love bookmarks that always comes after me? I would hate if there was a Dan Campbell. Bookmarks because I called him a glorified gym teacher. My stance is, my take is. The rah-rah, bite their kneecaps, punch them in the throat.
That stuff is fun when you're 15 and 2. You know what it's not fun when you're one and three, or when you're two and three. Guys don't want to hear that shit. These are millionaires. And I think Jared Goff goes back to being the Jared Goff that was benched for a man named John Wolford.
Now that Ben Johnson's gone, Ben Johnson called a hell of the game. Not his fault Tim Williams missed all those throws in the second half and looked like a blind Deshaun Kaiser. But I uh I worked the Lions' defensive side of the ball, no good. Last year, they couldn't get a pass rush, and they had the they had Aiden Hutchinson, who's going to win defensive player of the year and led the league in pressures. They still couldn't generate a pass rush.
He gets hurt. If they couldn't do it last year, they won 15 games, they had home field advantage, and they played a rookie quarterback who they lost to. They're never going to do it, man. And you know what? I knew Dan Campbell really wasn't it?
He had the quote, we were relieved. When we found out Kenny Clark was leading the division in the pack, like, well, you're a fucking idiot, then, dude, because Micah Parsons is in the prime of his career. You know who else is an idiot? Anybody that defended that trade. The Packers and Every year in the first round.
Are we going to pick from pick 18 to pick 25? Hopefully, this year, the last pick, maybe. But. Jerry Jones is a moron. Michael Parsons is the best edge rusher in the league, and he's not a problem off the field.
Unless you don't pay him. And I don't, guys, guys, he's done something only Reggie White has done. Why would you not pay him? Jerry Jones did the same shit to Emmett Smith. Maybe the greatest running back, one of the greatest running backs, definitely not.
How do you look at Jerry for the last 30 years, not getting back to a championship game and being like, Oh, that guy knows what he's doing. There are certain guys. In every industry, I'll just say this, they're just like, they're so... They just gotta go away. You just gotta put the younger people in charge.
You gotta step aside. Right? Like Robert Kraft, for example. You know, letting Bill run the team for all those years, pushing Brady out. Brady goes on to win a Super Bowl.
Belichick is. you know dating a girl my sister's age. I uh creepy. It's yeah, it's it's it's but the the line Go, the lions are going to suck. And the Packers are going to rock.
So it rules.
Well, let me start there. We'll do some picks here. Again, Welcome into the Winkleverse, everybody. Ryan Horvat. We are going to do picks.
I'm gonna not we're probably gonna end up doing 10 or 11 times a season. We're not getting every week. Pretty sure. Yeah. Yeah.
We will we will we will text each other about doing it every week. Yeah. We won't get it done every week.
Well, we work nights, so it's just like, and you know, extra work. It was, it's, it's just the older we get, you know, we got kids and. I'm busting my ass on the Bart Winkler show. Yeah, we're in a good mood today and wanting to do it because the Packers want it. We get to talk shit about the Lions and talk shit about the Bears and.
We can't really talk shit about the Vikings because I just think that Kevin O'Connell is a really good coach, and they probably got it right with J.J. McCarthy. If you're embarrassed, hey, one last take. Hey, I got something for you on tonight's show. I forgot I had to work tonight.
Me too. Fucking sucks. Hey, I got one for you. I got a topic. I'll say ya.
Alright, here's a good one for you. If you're a Chicago Bears fan, obviously you're pumping the brakes. Don't jump off the cliff. It's one game with Caleb. But are you at all concerned?
I think Ben Johnson was the right hire. But are you at all concerned? that you picked the worst quarterback in that class. Let's think about it.
Now, I still am. I'm in on Caleb still, but JJ McCarthy looked pretty good in the second half. Penix, I love. Penix, I like. He ain't the reason they lost.
Fucking Young Wei Ku. Uh Bo Nick, Drake May, Jaden Daniels. Jayden Daniels was playing an NFC championship game. I think Bo Nick sucks more on him later, but. Just made the playoffs and had 30 touchdown passes last year.
You know what I'm saying? Drake May. Drake May is too overhyped, by the way. You know, Drake May is one in 10 as the starter of the Patriots, and their win total is eight and a half. What are we doing?
I still think Caleb's Not the best. I don't know. I mean, love blows him out of the water. Ordin love?
Well, they're not in the same class. I don't know yet. No, I know, but as a quarterback.
Well, Jaden does right now.
Well, yeah, I'm just a lot of Bears fans think that Jordan Love is Caleb Williams and vice versa. And then They had that really good job. I think the problem with the Bears, and we can start with that game since we're talking Lions and Bears. And again, I want to remind people that we are brought to you by Happy Place Hemp.
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Free samples while supplies last. What is the line on this game? Isn't it like six and a half? I think, hold on, let me pull it up because. It is uh it's been going up.
Six and a half right now. Yeah, the bears, six and a half point dollars. I mean, I'm riding the bears. Look. By the way, I did take Packers in my Survivor pool.
I was so confident last night. I was so confident. But I like. I've been saying the Lions are going to start 0-3 all season because they're going to lose the Green Bay, which they did. They've got Baltimore in week three.
I think what has happened with Dan Campbell, I agree. I, and this is probably, and I have to mention it if I'm going to talk about Dan Campbell. As a soccer guy growing up, I've got a little bit of a. You know I don't like football coaches that overly be football coaches. You know, there's like a, like how a lot of, I think Bobby Knight ruined basketball in a lot of small towns because Coaches tried to emulate him for 40 years and he locked the kid in a closet.
Yeah. Instead of just coaching. I think a lot of football guys think they have to do the tough guy act. I know everything. I'm your dad.
You know, and I don't like it, and I think Dan Campbell. Is one of those guys. Um I think Ben Johnson. has always known. He will be a head coach.
And I think he's always known. He will take on Dan Campbell.
So I think Ben Johnson. Gabe a lot of himself. Tudan Campbell is the offensive coordinator. He certainly tried to win Super Bowls. I also think There's some things Ben Johnson did.
Presetting up. This matchup. Like, there's going to be things that Dan Campbell thinks Ben Johnson's going to do, and Ben Johnson wants Dan Campbell to think that, but Ben Johnson's really going to. He's there I like Chicago in this game. And I think Detroit's going to start on three.
And there's going to be a national conversation about Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions.
So give me the Bears. to win outright. In this game.
So I like Ben Johnson, but I think there's also. Maybe like a 35% chance. that Dan Campbell Sucks without Ben Johnson. Right? Because he's the brains behind the operation.
And vice versa. I think Ben Johnson sucks without Dan Campbell. I think they complimented each other and can't do it on their own. Right, right. Like once he thinks they're like a lot of couples that get married and get divorced and then wind up back together because they're garbage people.
But together they're good. Those are the weirdest people ever, by the way. I have a friend. Their parents did that. And I actually loved their parents, man, but it was like during the 70s and they were like nailing other people.
It's just. It's a weird way to live. Anyway, you said it all for me. I'm on the bears as well.
So let's move on. I got the games in front of me. Let's go with this one. I bet the Jags plus three and a half against the Bengals. Because I think the Jags are going to be good.
I bet them to win the South. Everybody was ripping Liam Cohen, and all these radio shows were playing the Duval. Liam Cohen is so good. It column plays. that two years ago when he was the offensive coordinator at Kentucky.
He convinced people that Will Levis Could be an NFL quarterback. Last year, Baker Mayfield. Who is good? But is he 4,000 yards, 40 touchdown passes good? We'll find out.
I bet Trevor Lawrence over 21 and a half touchdown passes because if he doesn't throw a 22, he might be parking cars somewhere. And I think, dude, the Jags defense really impressed me. You know, who didn't impress me? The Bengals. I used them in Survivor because last year they lost weekend.
You know, and I was like, I took the emails last week, dude. I'm just I dare him to do it again, dude. And they almost fucked up. Yeah. I don't think they're good.
I keep riding Thursday night picks to get it out of the way.
So I took the Eagles last week. I took the Packers.
Next week, I can take the Bills. Yeah, I like that. But I like the Jags here against the Bengals. What are you doing? Are you going to burn?
Are you going T-Law? Little rematch. Did you ever look, by the way, at Liam Cohen's? Like Resume? Yeah, I'm a big fan, dude.
I said like Give me to understand this. Give me to understand this, okay? Sure. He Start, here's his coaching career. Yeah, I know.
Brown. Yes. Rhode Island. Yes. Back to Brown for two years.
Yes. Umass Maine. Goes to the Rams for three years, goes to Kentucky for one. Back to the Rams for one. Back to Kentucky for another one.
What's he doing? Yeah. Tampa Bay and then uh Jacksonville. I am one of the real friends of high school. I'm gonna go yeah.
I'm gonna go with you. I don't know that the d I d maybe it's a one point game, maybe it's a two point game. But where these two teams are at, if I'm putting money Down on Cincinnati or Jacksonville. I feel like it's more risky to put it on the Cincinnati Bengals, even though they're my AFC North pick. Oh, gross.
Yeah. Over Rogers? Oh, it took them to miss the playoffs completely and not even be five hundred. Oh yeah. I think a lot of people did.
I don't think Roger I Here's what here's my Rodgers take. Here's the problem. You guys hate Rodgers so much that it's reminded you of how Fucking awesome he is still. No, here's what I said, Horvat. I said.
Rogers can't move. They can't. Yeah I said Rogers is still throwing footballs like nobody else can. Yes. I'm right.
Yes. So I Put those two together as like 100% of the puzzle. It's only 5% and 5%. I missed the other 90% where. Mike Tomlin's just going to be like, hey.
Don't Do the check down or don't, don't, don't, don't do all. Just call what we call. You're Aaron Rodgers. Let's work together. He's a game manager, folks.
He game managed, which is not. An insult. If you're going to have somebody roll out and hit the tight end, or, hey, we need you to have a good pass here. Aaron Rodgers. He can do that.
So we'll see. How it goes, but I'm not. Changing it. It's one good week. No, see Here's the difference, though.
Yeah, he played the Jets. He wanted the Jets. When Rodgers was with the Jets. It was kind of like when you had a substitute teacher. In grade school or high school, and you're like, oh, we're gonna dick around.
Mr. Jennings is in, you know? And uh Because he hired all of his buddies. His gopher Hackett, he's like. Signing Elm Lazard and Cobb.
Now with the Steelers, a real organization with Mike Tomlin, a real coach. It's like, you know, the teachers, the real teachers back. It's like, sit in your fucking chair, Aaron, and follow the directions. And he's like, okay. I will because I want to get an A in this class.
He wants, he doesn't want to go out as a loser. That's the one thing about him. I don't care what he says. I don't care what anybody thinks about me. I'll ride off and you'll, yeah, right.
You'll be on a podcast in two weeks talking about lizard people or. Let's be honest. He's going to be talking about how he was right about COVID. Every, they could, they don't even, they barely even post-game interview him anymore because I love the guy. You can't get in one interview without him going.
And when are they going to admit that they were wrong? And even Rogan's like, what are you talking about? About COVID, and Rogan's like, oh, we're doing this again. You know, like, I thought we were something else, we're going down here again. But he's awesome still.
Rogers rocks. We move on to the next game. You were wrong. I already kind of hinted at this. The Dolphins.
All right.
So I think the Dolphins might be one of the worst teams in the league. I think Mike. Yeah, because they're probably all like, fuck this coach. Like, let's shove him in a locker and do what we want, right? He's a little bit more.
He'll be fired by the end of October. Tyreek Hale will be a chief. All right.
Imagine I'm all like a team nerd in analytics and stuff, dude. And I know we just got done ripping Dan Campbell for being a football guy. But like who the hell? Right, like you had two bad weeks. Who the hell is gonna take that dude seriously?
You can't be all the way football guy, you can't be all the way nerd. Yeah, just kind of middle, like you and me, like you and me, like LaFour is like half like dad GQ model. But also, half-like, you know, he's a fiery ass. I mean, you see it last night. You saw it on the sideline.
He's and he's bitching about the fans.
So he's tough enough, right? But that's like him and Shanahan. And Shannon's a tough guy, too. And he's a former football player. But that's kind of where you draw the line.
Like, nerd. Like, he just can't go in that when everybody in the locker room could kick your ass, including the kicker. You just lose command, but I do like the dolphins to bounce back because I think the Patriots are absolute frauds. Drake May is one in 10. Vrabel's another one of those guys.
I like him though. I don't know. I kind of like variable. Um I don't like a lot of coaches in the league, I realize. What's the spread on this one?
Doesn't Rabel seem like the kind of guy that like is going to have like two DUIs in the next three? Like, I would take over one and a half DUI on him. I don't know how you predict that, but. He just seems like the kind of guy. gets all fucked up and gets behind the wheel, I don't know.
Which we do not recommend here on the Winklerverse. The line is what it's just pick, who wins the game? Is it in Miami? It is. Dream May is going to be doing booger show the night before.
No, I'm taking New England. I'm on the other side.
Well, I got $1,000 on this game, so I hope you're on. What? Why? I love the Dolphins. I mean not long term.
The Patriots when you tell me you have $1,000. On the game, that means I think you have $3,500 on this game. The Patriots just got carved up by Geno Smith, and now they got to go on the road, party in the city where the heat is on, all night on the beach till the break of dawn to Miami.
So Give me the fighting two. God, did he look awful?
Alright, let's go to the next game. Dude, call me crazy. But this got bet from minus seven to minus three. Give me the Niners over the Saints. The Saints suck.
It's Kellen Moore and Spencer Rattler. against Mac Jones and Kyle Shanahan. and Christian McCaffrey. I think the Niners win this game by a touch. I think they win it by the original spread.
So I'll take San Francisco, even though the whole team is dead. Yeah, Niners have a lot of injuries, but I don't think it's enough to lose to the Saints. No. I'm with you on the Niners. All right, let's go to the better games.
Oh, here's another shocker special for you. I bet the Colts plus three. I still like them plus one and a half. I think the Colts win this game. I think the Colts are going to be a lot better than we expected.
So, Luana Roy Denger. It's in Indy. It's in Indy. you And here's my hot take for you. The Denver Broncos, everybody loves them, and they might have the best defense in the league.
Outside of the Green Bay Packers. Geo-force. But They will not. Get past the wild card. Because bone.
Sucks. Sean Payton fooled the world last year into believing that Bo Nix was any good. Bo Nix last week, four turnover-worthy plays. Two interceptions, could have thrown four picks in that game.
Now he's going against this Colts defense. Lou Annarumo is a good defensive coordinator. It sucked the last two years in Cincey because the team sucks. But last week, Three takeaways. They dialed up the blitz a bunch of pressure, 80% of drop backs.
And last week, dude. Bo Nix was the worst graded quarterback under pressure. I think he's going to turn the ball over. And Daniel Jones looked awesome. They ran more RPOs than any other team.
I like the weapons. I still like Jonathan Taylor. These are good. Josh Downs is great. Yeah, I think it's a bad week for Pittman.
I played all his unders, but I think everybody else eats in this game. I love Josh Downs again in this game. Colts win. Don't start 2-0. Broncos even with that.
Broncos barely beat the fucking Titans, dude, in Cam Ward's first start. They're fraud. I hate Sean Peel and I hate Bo Nicks. I don't like Sean Payton either. You know how.
You know how when there's like You can trace, you go to social media, there's a lot of accounts. You can trace it to like three bot farms. Yeah. Every good thing. That's been said about the Broncos in August.
You can trace back to Sean Payton. Saying it. Sean Payton is basically the Denver Broncos bot farm. Nobody thinks the Broncos are good. We're just parroting what Sean Payton's telling us because.
Peter Schrager's is best friend, and everybody wants to be friends with a coach. Sean Payton is a miserable coach. Drew Brees won him that Super Bowl. Anybody, here's a hot take. Anybody who gets played by Kevin James in a movie is not a good coach.
It's a good take. This is our Colts. This is our team. We bleed, blue. You know what's funny is anybody that does, like the Chargers are the team that everybody thinks that the Broncos are.
Now, the Chargers are legit Super Bowl contenders with hardbox. With love. Yeah, me too, dude.
Now, nothing is a better boss move than cheating in a college, winning a title, and being like, Not my problem. Anybody that thinks, I'm cool with like the people that are like, I would take Jordan Love over Justin Herbert because that's our quarterback. But anybody that thinks Justin Herbert is an internet quarterback is a fucking idiot. That's what they call him? Yeah, people do.
And speaking of Schrager, dude, I was listening to him on this podcast. And like, he's like buddies with all these him and McVay are like best friends. Yeah. And so they were like trying to get something. He's like, well, when I go over to McVay's house, we actually don't really talk football.
We watched, he was like, We watched White Lotus, actually, me, him, and his wife. And I'm like, Who this guy's such a name-dropper. We don't care. Anyway, he makes a lot of money and he's got a cooler job than us, though. And he doesn't have to work until fucking midnight.
So, and people like us mention him on our Podcast. Yeah. All right, let's get to it. He's not up there on NFL live being like. Ryan Horvat's got this Aaron Rodgers thing behind him when he's doing hits.
You know, he's a huge loser. Ryan Horvot, name-driving. Hey, have you heard that Ryan Horvot likes Dave Matthews? What a fucking loser. Dude, Dave Matthews, uh Not even my favorite concert this summer.
Goose. I don't know them. They're awesome. You should check them out. I think you like them a lot.
Sturgil, Ocel, anyway, Cleveland. We can be quick on this one. Everybody thinks 11 and a half is too many points. I think the Ravens are going to be pissed off, and I think they're going to go to Poundtown on the Browns. Give me the fighting Lamars.
I had the Ravens as my survivor and I switched to Patrick. I'm using them, dude. I don't trust them like down the stretch. They always play with I don't trust Joe Flacco playing against them for the first time in. I think he's going to throw like eight picks.
Although Jair really sucks. Yeah, but the last time I thought Joe Flacco was going to ball out, he did throw eight picks against the Texans. Yeah, like in the first half. I said so many DFS flacco heavy lineups. He got lit up.
I'll take the Ravens. What was the spread? 11 and a half for a reason. No, Brown's coming. All right.
Giants are catching five against the Cowboys in what world. Are the Cowboys winning by margin with that fucking defense? They traded away Micah Parsons for Kenny Clark. That's like a Madden's like, no. And Dan Campbell says, Oh, yeah, Madden won't let you.
I tried four first-round picks for Micah Parsons. They said, No. And Dan Campbell was relieved. I think the Cowboys cover. I think the Giants Dable who I talk about these coaches I don't like.
I despise Dable so much that I'm like going through my life. and asking everyone I know. If they Know anyone that looks like Brian Dable. 'Cause I really don't like this guy and I can't. Figure out why.
I think he must remind me of someone. in my life. I think he is going to.
Now that he realizes Russell Wilson sucks. He's going to make sure, like, he's going to call plays to make him look even worse. He's going to false flag Russell Wilson being. Atrocious.
So he can.
So he can play Jackson Dart. Dude, you know what they should do to Ross because he's such a fucking weirdo. I'm glad. Hey, also. Remember when we were on this, I hated Ross.
And remember when people in Wisconsin were like, Good. Former badger, gotta love him. And I was like. He just beat us in the NFC championship game and he was because Jesus Christ wanted him to win and wanted us to lose. And everybody was like.
Great guy. He's a quack. You know what they should do? Remember in any given Sunday when they try to off? Willie Beeman, and they don't block for him.
They should just go out there and just off Ross. I want to see Jackson Dart because I want all these people that are excited for Jackson Dart to look like idiots because I think he's going to stink and I hate him. Doesn't Jax, like, go look at his Instagram page. I can't believe I just said that. Doesn't he just look like somebody you would hate?
I'm not going to his Instagram page. Dude, I hate Jackson Dart. I hate him. I hated, you know, who else I always hated? It was Drew Locke.
When they would post the he was singing that I put on by young J. I hate him too. I just these guys are corny. I kind of hate Joe Burrow. Wow.
I love Josh Allen. That's the kind of guy. That's the kind of guy I want command in my huddle. I like Jordan. Guys that seem like.
The guys that seem like the realest ones, Jordan Love, for sure. Lamar for sure. Josh Allen for sure. Daniel Jones is probably really cool. I bet.
Because he likes kind of sucks too.
So, you know, he's, you know, he's like picking up the tab for all the linemen and the receivers. Rogers, if I don't care what anybody says, locker room. All his guys love him. Roffelsberger, that was a dude. Brady was a dude.
You know who else is a dude? Let's go to the next game. This guy's a dude. You're a dude, I'm a dude, he's a dude. What are you, Keenan and Calbro?
We already picked that game. Anyway, the dude. The speaking of Josh Allen. Bills are six and a half point favorites against the Jets. I'll take the Jets to cover the six and a half.
I kind of like what I saw from the Jets, man. Not so much the defense, but Fields looked good. Brees Hall looked good. I think they backdoor here. Yeah, I'll I'll go with that just because I think the Bills are gonna win a lot of games like the Chiefs did last year.
Yeah. One score games. You know, they gave up, like, they came back and won, but they also, I know it's the Ravens, but they gave up 40 points. Funny thing about the Ravens, did you see that stat when they were just like playing offense? They averaged 10 yards a carry between Lamar and Derrick Henry.
And then when they were like, okay, now we need to run off the clock. They averaged two and a half and then Henry fumbled. Yeah, that's why I'm just not there with the Ravens, dude. They do that every year, though, in the playoffs, too. Also, I've always thought Justin Fields would be good, so I'll continue on that.
And Caleb Williams will be good too when he takes over for Kyler Murray in Arizona in three years. All right, I'm sure as shit not betting Mike McDonald and Sam Darnold over Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin, but I'm sure you are. Steelers minus three. I bet this. I love Rodgers in this game.
It's in the headwork. It's in Vittsburgh. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna take Seattle here, but I know I'm wrong. You're right.
You know what? I'm going to go to this game. I just decided this.
Okay. When is it? Noon? One? Yeah.
Yeah, one. And I'll just tape the other games and watch it when I get home. I think. It's only like two hours.
So you drive or is there public transit? I'll just drive it. Just drive it. I'll see if Nate wants to go.
So that's that's lodger. I got to see him at least two times this year before it's all said and done. You gonna go in Green Bays there?
So, yeah, that was the one. That's the one I got circled right now. Gotta see, gotta see that one. You want to meet me in New York? Maybe.
I go to New York all the time. Saw Goose there, Madison Square Garden.
Well, I think I'm going to go. I'm gonna do like. The most, I'm gonna, like, I'm going because I wanna see where I work. I wanna work in that studio for a night.
So I'm essentially taking a business trip. That will be all expensed by me. I'm like the first going on a work trip where I'm paying all the money. Ah, sounds brutal. Yeah, but I wanna go to I've only been to New York for six hours in my whole life.
Well, I'll meet you there. Uh, I love it. We just went to New Jersey for SummerSlam too, and then stayed in New York because New Jersey is a little bit of a dump. It was awesome. Although, if you're listening to New Jersey, I do like Jersey.
You also have to go to Denver also for the game.
So that would be the one that I would want to go to. That's one of my favorite places on the planet. I love that. Never been?
Well, airport three times, never outside the airport. Denver Rocks. Denver, I'm in love with Denver. I could live there, honestly, although I would have headaches every single day. Big game today and no way to watch it?
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All right, let's move on to. Titans catching five and a half at home against the Rams. I'll take the Titans to cover. They're not good, but I think they're going to cover a lot. They could have won a bunch of games last year if Will Levis wasn't a complete idiot.
And I think Cam Ward's only going to continue to get better. I like Cam Ward. I'm not as high on the Rams are good. Their defense is awesome. Everybody loves McVeigh.
I just, I'm not as high on them as everybody else. I like the Cardinals a lot in that division, actually. Yeah, I took them to win the West. Me too. Yeah.
Yeah. Um Five and a half? Yeah. Is the game at Early or late? Uh early.
Mm, then I'm taking the ramps. You know what sucks? The games don't kick off for me until one o'clock. Yeah, and college doesn't kick off even till noon. I know.
It's kinda nice because I do my show and then I like my college show and then I have two hours. But Sometimes I got a nap, man, because I get off at 11 and then I do this anyway, nobody cares. Cardinals. Laying six and a half at home against the Panthers. Yeah, I like the Cardinals.
The Panthers.
So Everybody on our show Love the Panthers this year. And I was like, no, no, no, no. I did too. I got into them too, Harvey. And then I like the Jags, and everybody's like, duh, man, Trevor Lawrence sucks.
And I'm like, Bryce Young sucks. He looks like he's in eighth grade. I'll take Arizona here. Car and Carolina plays no defense. I'm with you on Arizona.
Boom. Super Bowl rematch. Eagles Chiefs This is a huge game. This is nationally televised. Yeah.
I'm probably wrong here. Because everybody's going to be like, well, the Chiefs can't start 0-2. But I'm kind of one of those guys. And my narrative was: I didn't want to be one of these idiots that was like. It's over for the Chiefs.
Mahomes is fat. Kelsey's washed. You know, yeah, that's an idiot radio host in Kansas City that's like. Mahomes should be embarrassed. No, bro.
You should be emb he should be embarrassed. He signed the highest paid deal. He makes more in endorse anyway. I'm going Chiefs. I think the Eagles take a step hashtag step back this year.
What's a spread? Exactly. It's a pick. Plus one and a half. They're dogs.
Mahomes has been a dog like three times in his career. I think the Chiefs win this game. I took the Lions to miss the playoffs. Carlos. Took the Chiefs to miss the playoffs.
Yeah, a lot of people did. But I think he said it and then like. Gelb called up and was like, What are you doing? And then Carlos had to just stick with it. I think that's what happened.
Yeah. A lot of people had that take. That the Chiefs are gonna miss the playoffs? Yeah, I think that's a popular one, actually, man. There's like a lot of people.
I realize, like, I always say something and then it happens three weeks later and I get no credit. I was talking about. You know what I've realized? I was talking about John Matier winning the Heisman fucking four weeks ago, and now everybody's like, I got my best bet, John Matier to win the Heisman 10 to one. I'm like, idiots, bet the 75 to 1.
Imagine you could have a pair of Michael Jordan sh the Jordans. On sale one weekend for 60 bucks, and I call you to go get them, and you're like, nah, I'll wait till Tuesday when they're 180. Maybe gets. Go on. Do you know who often has My unique takes three to four weeks after I have them.
Bill Simmons Yeah. I don't listen to him. I know, but I see them. I've been digging up. I've been digging up some examples.
I'm going to hit him with a cease and desist one of these days. I only, there's only like three people I listen to in the industry anymore. Um Great. And I like his podcast. I like Joe Clatt.
Oh, I love Joe Clap. I love Josh Pate. On college football. Who is he? Why is he on nine shows and where did he come from?
Because he's awesome. He kind of like just built his own brand and sold it, I feel. Why aren't you, Josh Pate? I I honestly I think very highly of myself. I think he's better at like words than me.
I'm probably better at betting. I don't know. My boss hates me. Uh I went out. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Someone pull me on one of my TikToks that I'm an underrated personality, and that made me feel good. That is good.
That is good. Anyway, let's get back to the games. We had to do our real jobs, unfortunately. We're not even getting paid for this. You wifey, you son of a bitch.
Anyway, I'll make like $3.50 off YouTube if people. Listen long enough. Oh, this is when you know I've been out of the air for like 20 hours this week. I almost said the Minnesota Twins, the Vikings, who I hate more than anything, except Cancer, are three and a half point favorites against Atlanta. I like Atlanta here and I think Pennex is really, dude, you know what I worry about?
Atlanta's going to be good enough to win like 14 games. On the offensive side of the ball, but Raheem sucks. How did they lose that game last week? They outgained him by like 200 yards. I like Atlanta here.
I'm going to bet against Minnesota a lot this year. I hate J.J. McCarthy. I don't like them. Why?
I don't know. Why that's Gore? When he went to Nazareth, he lost to Mount Carmel and they sacked him five times, and he played like shit in that game.
So. I just don't trust. That's funny because I brought that up because I was going through the last time you lost. I forgot that you probably know all those fucking schools. Yeah, Carmel's arrival is Julia Catholic.
Caramel's melting, dude. How are the forecasts this year? How are they doing? JCA is a rare 0-2. I don't even know how Fona likes him, but he's one of my friends.
I don't even think Shorewood has a team anymore. You know who's rolling in his grave right now at JCA via no one too? This guy. Gordy Gillespie, my grandpa. He's dead though.
Oh, the Cardinals are two and one. He lost to Appleton North. I don't root for them, though. I don't like their football team. Hey, do you think the Brewers win the World Series?
I've set them to the hole. Why? They're the brewers. Yeah, hey, I got a hot take. You know who wins the World Series?
I could tell you right now, and you could bet it, and I guarantee I'm right. Wait, wait, don't tell me. I'm trying to think who you're gonna say. Phillies Dope. Blue Jays?
No. Tigers No, but I do like them. Who? Ready? The Dodgers.
Oh yeah, no shit, yeah, not shit, yeah. right i mean the dodgers are going to win the world series The Dodgers are going to win the World Series. You know why the Dodgers got off to a slow start? Because they have every single awesome pitcher in baseball, and he was hurt. The Dodgers are going to win the World Series.
So there you go. You heard it here first. That's the kind of takes we give you. Are you taking Minnesota or Atlanta? I'm taking Atlanta.
Where is it and what's the line? It's in Minnesota, so Let's go. What's the thread? Three and a half. Mm-hmm.
Oh, by the way. Using Paul Allen's social media account. Never mind. We'll save that for off the air. But God, what a quack.
I'm taking Minnesota, unfortunately. No, you are? Yeah. What about the crowds gonna be charged up, dude? They know they're going to be so.
Over the moon on JJ 'cause that was a road game and now they get to see him play. I forgot this is the Monday where we have the double header. I don't mind it when it goes seven o'clock kickoff, 10 o'clock kickoff. I hated last year when they had them both. There's like three of each this year, or two of each.
Just, why do we, why do we like shit? You know what else I hate? I hate they won't even let you switch channels. They're like, here, we're showing you both on a fucking five-inch monitor. You know what else I hate?
I hate football on Christmas. Me too. Like, I can pay attention to basketball because you only got to watch the fourth quarter of the game. Or just the highlights, as Adam Silver would say. I mean, but like to be locked in.
I mean, I'm like watching the game at dinner, you know, but like I got to be locked in in the fourth quarter. Oh, are you ready for presents? No, I got to watch Chiefs Raiders, guys. For work. Yeah.
I don't like it. Anyway, let's start with the first Monday night game: Tampa Bay, two and a half point dogs against Houston. I like Houston to bounce back and win this game. They got to figure out a way to protect CJ Stroud. My take was that the Bucs were going to take a step back, but instead, a Bukas catching two touchdowns in a game.
So we'll see. But I like Houston. I think The one person who I would like. Follow Into the depths of anywhere. Is Baker Mayfield.
Yeah, he's cool. If he ever asked me to do something. He's a real one. If he's like Bart. I need you to.
I don't even know. But I'd be like, yes, for you, sir. My king. Yeah. I'm going to take Tampa because of that.
Yeah. Like if I had to hang out with two quarterbacks and well one quarterback in the league Definitely Baker. Why hang out with Mahomes? Mahomes likes to party and do cool shit. I might change my name to Baker Winkler.
You should name your next kid Baker. I'm already halfway there.
Next kid, yeah, right. I know. I know. I got buddies that are like just having kids. What shit?
I'm almost about to live my midlife crisis years here. I was out at the park one. Uh yeah, I know. I was at the park once years ago and There was a little girl that was playing with my kid. They were like three.
And This lady remembers the conversation a lot better than I did. 'Cause then I saw her them like recently again. And I met, you know, I said, Oh, yeah, I remember and then met the husband and She's like, yeah, we bonded because we're just one and done parents. And then I'm looking at what she's holding in her hands, another tiny baby. I go, what the hell is that?
And she's like, oh yeah. We got rid of all of our baby stuff. We're done. And then one day we looked at each other and we wanted a second kid. I said, we did not do that.
They probably wanted to save their marriage. Hopefully they're not listeners of the pod. Hopefully they are. Hopefully, they are. Hopefully, anyone is.
Yeah. Well, a bunch of burner accounts are. All right, we got the Chargers, our three and a half point favorites against the Raiders. You know, everybody's going to bet the Chargers, and I like the Chargers, but I feel like the Raiders cover. I kind of like them.
I like Pete Carroll, I like Geno Smith, I love Ash Gengenti. Bowers is hurt, but I like the backup. Michael Mayer, former Notre Dame. Legendary baby gronk. I'll take the Raiders to cover.
I'll I'll ride that with you. That's a little fun little Monday night one. Yeah. What do you do with Mother Dane, by the way? I took them to win.
Another name? Yeah. I'm kind of nervous that they lose. Their schedule is so hard. It's like almost as hard as Florida's.
I have this weekend, I have 16 bets. You want to know them before I go? Yeah, but first can I tell you that I'm s I'm as jacked for South Florida, Miami as I've been for a college football game, probably since BYU Coastal Carolina. Don't be. Miami's going to kick the shit out of him.
I bet them. I don't know. All right, give me the horrib bets. I bet, so I bet South Florida both weeks as dogs against Boise and against Florida, and they were able to run the ball. They're not going to be able to run the ball against Miami.
Notre Dame couldn't run the ball against Miami. Miami had like six tackles for loss. I think Miami's the real deal. And I think Carson Beck wins the Heisman.
So I bet Miami in that game. I took Northwestern. To cover 28 and a half against Oregon, as gross as that is. Look ahead spot. Oregon gets Penn State next.
They're not going to want to show anything. Hate to do it to the Badgers. I wanted to make the case for the Badgers to cover because they're mad with 28,000 pounds. Will Bama's outside the top 100. Giving up 163 rushing yards a game.
So if they can run the ball four or five yards per carry and keep Ty Simpson and the offense on the sidelines. I think they could cover, but. Yeah, I took Bam a minus 21. Everybody on our show this week has taken Georgia Tech, which leads me to believe Clemson finally shows up and beats Georgia Tech. I still got Clemson winning the ACC, so I think they show up.
I like Pitt, but I bet them minus four and a half.
Now they're up to seven, so I'd probably stay away from that. I bet Washington State plus five and a half against North Texas. Everybody loves North Texas. They come back down to earth this week. Georgia.
Only a three and a half, now four-point favorite against Tennessee. It's because they look good the first two weeks of the season. I think they wiped their ass with Tennessee. Give me George. I like that.
I like that. Love Miami. I know you like South Florida. I don't know. I took that pick last night, but I said.
I'm only taking this 'cause I want it to happen. I don't actually think it will. Arkansas State has a football team and they're 21-point dogs to Iowa State. They played Arkansas for the first time ever last weekend. Who?
Arkansas State. Yeah, well, there's never played. Since the 1890s at all, never played. They're about to get destroyed by Iowa State minus 21. I like Duke to beat Tulane.
I like Minnesota to beat Cal, and Kentucky. To cover against eastern Michigan. There you go. There's all the college football. I'm going to throw on a segment on the audio podcast that I did to close up the show talking about Micah Parsons.
Okay. For you, video consumers. This is uh The completion. We will do this again. I don't know what frequency.
But we will do it again. We'll aim for every week. But, you know, we'll see how it goes. Extend some grace. I'll give it 100%.
Effort.
Okay. All right.
Have a good weekend, man. Go back. I know you have a big rest of the afternoon planned, so I'll let you do it. I do. I got a little sauna session, and then I got to do a radio hit.
Oh, wherein? Uh Dump back the end actually, I'm on Sundays with uh Moose. You're on with moose? Yeah. Sundays.
And you're taping the hit now? Just the segment. No, not that one. I'm doing another one. And then I'm doing one in Chicago, which is funny because tomorrow I have my college football show.
From nine to ten. And the interview that I'm taping on the score is going to Air while my own show is going on. I got bumped last night from the score for I'm listening. I hate when the Cubs play because the final hour I do every night is me solo. And I'm always like, ah, man.
You know what? There are some nights. When the Cubs don't play. Mm-hmm. Where Romi McLough is on from six to nine.
Ryan Horvod is on from nine to ten, and Bart Winkler is on from ten to one. Yeah. Shouldn't that be a bigger deal?
Well, it should, but it's like you never know when it's going to be because the Cubs play like every night. We need the Cubs to go. Don't worry, the Cubs, their time's coming. I'm telling, like, I'm on the score three hours a night. Why am I not doing remotes when it comes?
Yeah, when it comes to WEEI in Boston. When it comes to the cub season, though, you know, the meme where it's the grave dance or whatever, the coffin dance. They suck. Yeah. I was on a radio station, but it's like I say this about myself a lot.
I've never. Had more exposure. But I've never been less relevant. That's how I feel too. I uh I was doing a radio hit in Chicago, and they asked me, They're like, What about the Cubs seven to one to win the National League?
And I just started laughing, and I go, Jesus Christ, no. I couldn't even help myself. Imagine betting the Cubs to win the National League. Who are you on today with the fan? Doesn't mor every show?
Jacan. Oh, the fan?
Well, I do Gelb, I do. Moose. And I don't remember what else. And you're taping all these? No, Moose, I'm live.
Gelp.
So I'm actually on with Gelb. I'm on WFAN and then I'm on your guys' station with Gelb every Sunday, too. Oh yeah. 1020 and 1120. That's right.
And then I do my, so I actually don't have a day off when you think about it. Doing two hits is not a t Well I like it though. I'll support you. Hey, hey, when you when it's con it's a contract year and I don't have a deal for next year. Technically it's worked, right?
You ever do one of those things hungover on a Sunday? That's work. I think I'm on a team option next year. Oh, so it's their choice? Yeah.
Hmm. That's always an interesting one. You always find out like last minute. I don't know. I know, and then if you ask them about your contract, they're like.
Well, sometimes they just forget your contract even ended. And it's like kind of you're like guying out of the office space guy. They're just showing up. Check still clear. Yeah, I hope they don't notice, maybe.
Maybe they don't even like me, but they don't even notice I'm here just doing a shit. I've never asked for a raise in my whole life. I've not even noticed I'm on their airwaves at 11 p.m. talking about Aaron Rodgers in ayahuasca. Yeah.
Anyway, I gotta go. See ya. Yeah, good to see you. Ryan Horvat, ladies and gentlemen. It is the Bar Winkler Show wrapping up our show after Thursday night.
Football And what a game it was. 27-18, Packers beating the Commanders. That's Micah Parsons. Who a month ago I would talk to you and say All holdouts get resolved. And one by one, every holdout was getting resolved, including Terry McLaurin, who you saw tonight.
But Micah Parsons did not get resolved and it got dragged out. And there was the Jerry Jones factor, and then there was the agent in verse Jerry Jones. But we've seen Jerry Jones do this a million times. And then these guys signed for massive amounts of money. More than they probably would have gotten if they didn't sign a month prior because Jerry extends it.
Somebody else gets signed and Jerry's got to pay more. But he this is where Jerry Jones decided to draw the line, was with Micah Parsons. And so they found a taker in Green Bay who has knocked him out of the playoffs three times in the last 11 years. And Micah Parsons coming to Green Bay. I just want to reiterate this.
For those of you That are Maybe watch tonight's game didn't I mean the Packers were primetime-ish last week. They were in the late window, so you saw a little bit. I'm sure you've seen highlights. You probably watched the whole game. It's not a highlight league like Adam Silver thinks the NBA is Worst commissioner ever.
But Micah Parsons' impact to this team. And I can't stress it enough. We say game changer. This was as game changer as it gets. Because I still think there's a lot of guys on this defense that are very good.
But they needed a guy like him so that they could then be unlocked. And reach their full potential. I mean, that first game against Detroit, they're only rushing four most of the time, but they still got the Jared Goff. Even tonight, they'd bring a guy back to Spy Daniels. They'd rush four.
Playman coverage. You know, they're letting their guys up front now. They're just letting them go, and they're confident enough in their guys up front. They got a lot of first-round picks on that defensive front seven. And we're talking in Green Bay and Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Oh, when's Quay Walker? When's Devontae Wyatt? Are we even going to sign these guys? Lucas Van Ness. Disappointing.
We really paid Rashawn Gary that much. And now you watch him through two games with Micah Parsons and everything's been elevated. The team Is responding. This is not a binary trade. It's not Kenny Clark and two first-round picks for Micah Parsons.
It's Kenny Clark and two first-round picks for Micah Parsons and everybody else being better.
Okay? Everybody else is Better. And their attitude is better, and their emotions are better, and the And the aggression is better. And Micah Parsons has. Has been very complimentary of his whole defense, saying just that, that everybody on this defense is playing well.
You know, that's the great part because you know, I think a lot of people, you know, obviously Casey was a great player, but the organization really trusted those guys that they'd be able to step up. And then when I got here and I'm watching, I'm like, bro, I can be great too. Like, I just think, you know, when they see someone else challenging them and being great, it just makes everyone better. It makes everyone rise to the occasion. And they understand, I think the first week I got here, I had a special standard level of play.
And I bought into what they did, and I probably brought some flavor too. But when everyone's just playing good, it's just beautiful to see. I think everyone had sacks today. Everyone was getting after the quarterback. We was pushing the pocket.
We probably out there when there's a chip, you like, D-Watch, like, you go. You know, I'm like, yo, you go, I go, power.
So, you know, we're just all feeding off each other. And that's what makes it beautiful to see. And that makes it fun. And that's why we said it'd be effective. And I'm not just saying, like, oh, Micah Parsons makes everybody better because he's not showing up on the stat sheet.
And I'm trying to cope. Parsons got a sack last week. He got half a sack tonight. He is making an impact. It's clear to see when you watch that game.
We had somebody call in, and it does seem like he's getting held a lot at pointing that out. But his play is helping. It's helping, he's playing well, and it's helping everybody play well. And it shows you what the front office thought of this defense: that, yeah, we think we're good, but having a Micah Parsons in here, that's going to help us not just get these, but down the road, that's going to help stack wins. I don't think we'd make this type of move if we didn't believe that we can do that.
And uh, you know, shout out to the organization for believing me and think that I could come and make an impact. And uh I just want to keep holding up this standard and level that they expected me to come in and play with. Let me tell you this too. And th this this this maybe it doesn't matter, maybe it does. Micah Parsons didn't just make The Packers defense better.
I really he made the f he made Lambo better. He made Lambell better. Micah Parsons has made that crowd better. I've been very critical of the Lambo crowd over the years. I feel like it's a lot of people that are still hanging on to season tickets they don't really want, but they don't want to give them up.
And they'll sell some of the tickets to cover the cost of the rest of the tickets. You saw a lot of Honolulu Blue last week.
Okay. And even Matt LaFleur is like, oh, because Matt LaFleur can't look at the field, sir. Nobody looks at Oh, is everybody wearing white today? Oh, god, oh, come on, Matt! You want to work in director of fan engagement?
You're the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. What the hell's going on out here? That was Vince Lombardi's. Famous quote That's what Matt LaFleur says when he sees too many Commanders fans in the stands. Turn your neck around and look at the game.
He brought it up again. Oh, it's best gold package crown I ever shut up. Shut up. But he is right. It was a good crowd tonight.
And like tonight was a whiteout, okay? Because they wore white winter warm-up or something, but they wore the white helmets, white pants, white jerseys. And a lot of times. When teams in Wisconsin try something like that. Wisconsinites are too like.
Yeah. I am not participating. I am wearing my polo from my work shirt. It's also the shirt that I wear to church and weddings. Then I wear to Packer games.
I'm wearing that. No one's telling me what to wear. Oh, there's a giveaway at the uh stadium to wear a T shirt. Ugh. I won't be caught.
dead in it. The fans are better. The defense is better. The fans are better. Micah Parsons says it himself.
I'm probably new, but I just think, you know, every time we step on that field, the fans let us know they're there. And they can't start something we don't finish. We letting them know you come to Lambo, it gotta be a fight. We need everyone packed up every night, you know, but that just goes back and forth. It goes to fans, the players, it's contagious.
We feed off that. We need that to keep going. We need y'all to keep embracing this team. We're going to keep going and just trusting us. You know, sometimes it ain't going to be perfect.
As long as we keep plawning, we keep fighting, it's going to be something beautiful to see. Poor Micah Parsons probably thinks that this is what Lambo is. No, it's not. It's it's not. It is now when you're there.
But it hasn't been that way. Uh in a while. But Packers fans are excited and they should be, because I'll say what I said earlier. I've been taking the Packers to win the Super Bowl every year. Since they last won the Super Bowl.
And I say it because, you know, if they're good enough, why am I not going to? What does it what does it cost? Who cares? But I've always just said it. I I'm starting to feel it.
I'm starting to believe it. And it's just two games, fine. Two game and they're both at home. Fine. But you're against Detroit and you're against the Commanders and shutting Jaden Daniels down to 17 yards, rushing, shutting the Lions.
Remember, the Lions have pretty good runners. Oh, we're all in love with Krasky Merritt. 97 yards rushing first two games. Commanders had 51 yards rushing tonight. The Packers receivers had 39.
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